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C H WILLIAMS FOURTH romr SUPPORT FOR BRAKE BEAMS.

APPLICATION man FEB. 21. me.

Patented May 20, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

CHARLES I-I-AINES WILLIAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO CHICAGO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOURTH-POINT SUPPORT FOR BRAKE-BEAMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1918'. Serial No. 219,484.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HAINES Witt.- LIAMS, a citizen of the United States, reslding at the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certaln new and useful Improvement in Fourth-Point Supports for Brake-Beams, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany-- ing drawings, forming part of this specification, in which a Figure 1 is a partial to plan view of a diagrammatic form of bra e beani showing a my improved fourth point support.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of said fourth point support.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of said support.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of support.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in fourth point supports for brake beams, the object being to construct the fourth point support so that it can be interv changeable, i. 6., used either on the right or lefthand side of the beam, the parts constituting the support and its retaining members being duplicates ofeach other.

In the drawings, 1 represents a part of the truck to which the supporting track 2 is secured. 3 is the compresslonnnember-of the brake beam, 4 the tension member, and 5 the brake head. 6 are clips preferably made of rolled, malleablized or wrought metal, whereby they can be arranged on the tension mem-' ber on each side of a rocking interchangeable casting 8. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, this casting 8 is curved laterally and longitudinally so that it will have a rolling point contact with the track support.

In Fig. 4, the casting 8 is shown in dotted lines in its interchangeable position.

It will be readily understood, of course, that still other modifications and adaptations of my improved fourth point support for brake beams may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of what I claim to be my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A reversible fourth point support for brake beams loosely arranged upon the tension rod, and having means located on each side thereof for preventing longitudinal movement thereof on said'tension rod.

2.-A reversible fourth point support for brake beams in the form of a member loosely 'mounted on the brake beam, and being curved laterally and longitudinally.

3. A fourth point support for brake beams comprising a rocking member arranged on a part of the brake beam, and having removable clips -;on each side thereof for holding said member against longitudinal displacement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature, this 9th day of February, 1918.

CHARLES HAINES WILLIAMS.

Witnesses: 1 a

E. T. WALKER, M. F. HUNTOON. 

